Terminator

It’s official, people. Skynet has become self-aware. Save yourselves! Ok, so it’s Monday and maybe that’s making me a little bit cranky-pants but what sort of vengefully apocalyptic universe would axe “Terminator,” which is uniformly good if not exceptional, and rescue “Dollhouse,” which is so bad I can barely believe that it’s the same Joss Whedon who gave us “Buffy.” I keep trying to find some redeeming Whedonesque qualities in it but it’s not easy. Even the part with Fred is a snooze. And enough already with the endless scenes of Faith (sorry, Echo! my bad!) running!!! Sigh! Fie upon the house of Fox! As far as I can tell, this must be some kind of elaborate plot to destroy humankind from within. Can the rise of the clones be far behind?

Fans of “Dollhouse” can breathe a sigh of relief. The offbeat sci-fi drama will return next fall. Fans of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” can begin mourning. It won’t.

Those were among the programming moves announced by Fox on Monday as the network unveiled its fall schedule. Among the highlights: A new fall installment of the reality series “So You Think You Can Dance” and the critically acclaimed high school dramedy, “Glee,” which gets a sneak preview tonight.

Fox entertainment chief Kevin Reilly acknowledged that “Dollhouse” has generated only lukewarm ratings this spring, but pointed out that the Joss Whedon-produced drama has shown a consistent uptick among DVR users — an indicator of growth potential.

He also joked about fearing the wrath of Whedon fans, some of the most passionate around.

“If I canceled it I’d probably have 110 e-mails this morning,” he said.

“Terminator,” however, is a goner, having failed to find its Nielsen mojo. Not even the prospects of a new big-screen entry in the “Terminator” franchise could boost its hopes.

“We make no apologies. We gave it a lot of support and some consistent scheduling. We tried,” Reilly said.

Also banished from the Fox schedule were “Sit Down, Shut Up,” “Do Not Disturb.”

The new fall Fox shows include “Brothers,” a sitcom about an ex-NFL hot shot starring former New York Giants standout Michael Strahan, and “The Cleveland Show,” an animated family sitcom from Seth MacFarlane (“Family Guy”).

Fox also announced that comedian Wanda Sykes will host an “irreverent” Saturday night round-table show on topical issues. Sounds sort of what like Bill Maher does. It will air at 11 p.m.

Other moves of note: Fox will move “Fringe” to Thursday nights at 9, where it will duke it out with “CSI” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” (“Bones” will remain at 8 on Thursdays). “Lie to Me” will be paired on Mondays with “House.”

We’ll have more on the upfront action in New York thoughout the day and week.

But all you need to know about these two franchises is this: A) There are killer robots in our future B) The killer robots want to eliminate mankind and C) John Connor has to stop that from happening.

With that said, I had a chance to playTerminator Salvation last month, and from what I’ve experienced, I have to say that it’s a decent movie game. I don’t think it’s going to win any game of the year awards, but it definitely looks like it’ll be better than 99.9 percent of the dreck out in movie-game land.

First off, Terminator Salvation borrows heavily fromGears of War and that’s a good thing. If a movie-based title is going to emulate anything, it should at least be a good game.

Other Websites may have given them to you in piecemeal fashion, but we’ve compiled all of the broadcast network premiere dates and presented them in a comprehensive list. Why? Because we care. Keep in mind that network programmers are a fickle bunch and dates/times could change. We’ll do our best to stay on top of them: